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David Short(II)

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David Short is known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2019
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2015
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
    Man of Steel
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(as Dave Short)
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Resident Evil
      • visual effects
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Children of Blood and Bone
      • lead creature technical director
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds in Mayday (2026)
      Mayday
      6.9
      • lead creature technical director
      • 2026
    • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
      Avatar: Fire and Ash
      7.2
      • visual effects creatures artist: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Hansen in A Minecraft Movie (2025)
      A Minecraft Movie
      5.6
      • visual effects
      • 2025
    • Peter Macon, Owen Teague, and Freya Allan in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
      Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
      6.8
      • visual effects
      • 2024
    • Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, Michiel Huisman, Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, and Staz Nair in Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
      Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
      5.4
      • asset and environment artist: Weta FX
      • 2024
    • Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024)
      Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
      6.0
      • lead creature technical director
      • 2024
    • Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Rachel Zegler, Zachary Levi, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, and Ross Butler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
      Shazam! Fury of the Gods
      5.9
      • lead visual effects creature td: Weta FX
      • 2023
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist
      • 2023
    • CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • visual effects artist
      • 2022
    • Charlie Vickers in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
      6.8
      TV Series
      • lead creature technical director
      • 2022
    • Tatiana Maslany in She Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
      She Hulk: Attorney at Law
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • lead creature technical director: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
      Eternals
      6.2
      • lead creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • John Malkovich, Steve Carell, Don Lake, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O. Yang, Tawny Newsome, and Diana Silvers in Space Force (2020)
      Space Force
      6.7
      TV Series
      • senior creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2020
    • F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
      Lady and the Tramp
      6.2
      • lead digital artist: Weta Digital
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
      Alita: Battle Angel
      7.3
      • lead creature technical director: Weta Digital
      • 2019

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